"I like Mike!" the President ended his tweet in what appeared to be a reference to the ongoing debate on who's the greatest NBA player of all time, James or Michael Jordan.

James addressed various topics during his interview with Lemon,including politics, saying Trump has used athletics and athletes to split up the country.

"I can't sit back and say nothing," James told Lemon.

In the interview, James made a reference to football player Colin Kaepernick, whose kneeling protests launched an NFL movement and NBA star Stephen Curry, who last year said he would not visit the White House after the Golden State Warriors won the championship, prompting the President to disinvite him.

James signed with the Los Angeles Lakers after playing for the Cleveland Cavaliers, and recently opened a public school his charitable foundation helped build in his hometown of Akron, Ohio.